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UN Reports 4 Billion More People by 2100 – What It Means

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Think the world is crowded now? You haven't seen anything yet. The world is expected to add another billion people within...

Watch as opera singer performs throughout his own brain surgery

A video, taken in June 2014, shows professional opera singer Ambrož Bajec-Lapajne singing Franz Schubert's "Gute Nacht" during his own surgery.

Teachers can’t take cellphones from students, says Costa Rican Education Ministry

Even though students aren't allowed to use cellphones and smartphones in class for personal matters, teachers are now not allowed to take phones away as punishment.

Salman Rushdie, Paul Aster and other prominent writers blast Mexican president over journalist slayings

"An attempt on the life of a journalist is an attack on society's very right to be informed."

Citigroup pays $180 million to settle hedge fund fraud case

"Advisers at these Citigroup affiliates were supposed to be looking out for investors' best interests, but falsely assured them they were making safe investments even when the funds were on the brink of disaster," said Andrew Ceresney, director for the SEC's enforcement division.

Nicaragua gang kills 5 police officers and volunteers

The assault in the municipality of Bluefields took place when the gang attempted to free one of their own, who had been arrested, according to a statement.

In heroin fight, White House tries to break down walls between public health, police

As heroin overdoses and deaths soar in many parts of the United States, the White House plans to announce on Monday an initiative that will for the first time pair public health and law enforcement in an effort to shift the emphasis from punishment to the treatment of addicts.

5 Common Birds You Can See in San José Costa Rica

Despite the best efforts of many a telescope-wielding nature guide, I fell in love with birds while sitting at my desk in San José,...

Trump says immigrants in U.S. illegally ‘have to go’

On Sunday, Trump released a position paper on immigration and border security that called on Mexico to pay for a wall on the southern border of the United States and force the "mandatory return of all criminal aliens" to their home countries.

Brazilians rage against president, corruption

Huge numbers of protesters demanded Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's resignation Sunday, blaming her and the leftist Workers' Party for runaway corruption and looming recession in Latin America's biggest country.

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